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Housing in TR16 4JS

What the homes in TR16 4JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Illogan & Portreath
Council
Cornwall
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,690 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (35.9%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

TR16 4JSEngland
Detached35.9%22.9%
Semi-detached22.3%31.5%
Terraced27.3%23%
Purpose-built flat8.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.7% of households in the TR16 4JS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.9% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.

TR16 4JS
71%
24%
England
  • Owned70.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented4.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TR16 4JSEngland
Owned outright37.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.1%18.2%
Other private rented4.7%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association3.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TR16 4JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 26.2% of households include dependent children.

TR16 4JSEngland
Living alone, under 6612.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%12.8%
Couple, no children19.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cornwall

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cornwall (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CornwallEngland
All homes£1,000£1,459
One bedroom£688£1,195
Two bedrooms£880£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,077£1,489
Four or more£1,502£2,161
Detached£1,278£1,640
Semi-detached£1,070£1,449
Terraced£1,033£1,435
Flat or maisonette£810£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TR16 4JS (Illogan & Portreath) (about 1,690 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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